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Sterilized by the State
Randall Hansen
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Description for Sterilized by the State
Paperback. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of eugenics in North America focused on the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; JHBD; JPB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
This book is the first comprehensive analysis of eugenics in North America focused on the second half of the twentieth century. Based on new research, Randall Hansen and Desmond King show why eugenic sterilization policies persisted after the 1940s in the United States and Canada. Through extensive archival research, King and Hansen show how both superintendents at homes for the 'feebleminded' and pro-sterilization advocates repositioned themselves after 1945 to avoid the taint of Nazi eugenics. Drawing on interviews with victims of sterilization and primary documents, this book traces the post-1940s development of eugenic policy and shows that both eugenic arguments ... Read more
This book is the first comprehensive analysis of eugenics in North America focused on the second half of the twentieth century. Based on new research, Randall Hansen and Desmond King show why eugenic sterilization policies persisted after the 1940s in the United States and Canada. Through extensive archival research, King and Hansen show how both superintendents at homes for the 'feebleminded' and pro-sterilization advocates repositioned themselves after 1945 to avoid the taint of Nazi eugenics. Drawing on interviews with victims of sterilization and primary documents, this book traces the post-1940s development of eugenic policy and shows that both eugenic arguments ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
309
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107659704
SKU
V9781107659704
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About Randall Hansen
Randall Hansen is Director of the Centre for European Russian and Eurasian Studies and Canada Research Chair in Political Science at the University of Toronto. Hansen has served as Fellow and Tutor in Politics at Merton College, Oxford, and has held a Research Fellowship at Christ Church, Oxford. He is author of Citizenship and Immigration in Postwar Britain, Fire and ... Read more
Reviews for Sterilized by the State
“Sterilized by the State is the best general history of sterilization policy to date, combining a wide reading of the international literature on the topic with extensive archival research. The interviews with victims of sterilization add a human-interest dimension to the book, which helps link the authors’ emphasis on ideas with the actual implementation of sterilization policies on the ground. ... Read more